{"id":2855,"date":"2015-01-20T10:41:07","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T15:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2015-04-24T20:45:16","modified_gmt":"2015-04-25T00:45:16","slug":"the-magna-carta-a-catalyst-for-civilization-and-good-governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/the-magna-carta-a-catalyst-for-civilization-and-good-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Returns Magna Carta to England: A Catalyst for Civilization and Good Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Library-of-Congress-Magna-Carta.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2857\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/the-magna-carta-a-catalyst-for-civilization-and-good-governance\/library-of-congress-magna-carta\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Library-of-Congress-Magna-Carta.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D2X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Lincoln Cathedral Magna Carta, 1215. Courtesy of Lincoln Cathedral\\r\\u00a0\\rAt the center of the exhibition will be the Lincoln Cathedral copy of the Magna Carta. The Lincoln Cathedral Magna Carta is one of four existing exemplifications of Magna Carta dating from 1215. The Lincoln Magna Carta along with the other three 1215 copies were given \\u201cMemory of the World\\u201d status by UNESCO for their singular world historical significance. Its name derives from the document\\u2019s regular custodian, Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1193151274&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;60&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Library of Congress Magna Carta\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Lincoln Cathedral Magna Carta, 1215. Courtesy of Lincoln Cathedral&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u00a0&lt;br \/&gt;\nAt the center of the exhibition will be the Lincoln Cathedral copy of the Magna Carta. The Lincoln Cathedral Magna Carta is one of four existing exemplifications of Magna Carta dating from 1215. The Lincoln Magna Carta along with the other three 1215 copies were given \u201cMemory of the World\u201d status by UNESCO for their singular world historical significance. Its name derives from the document\u2019s regular custodian, Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Library-of-Congress-Magna-Carta-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Library-of-Congress-Magna-Carta-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2857\" src=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Library-of-Congress-Magna-Carta-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Library of Congress Magna Carta\" width=\"610\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Library-of-Congress-Magna-Carta-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Library-of-Congress-Magna-Carta-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Library-of-Congress-Magna-Carta-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Library-of-Congress-Magna-Carta-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Library-of-Congress-Magna-Carta.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, January 20, 2015, America bids farewell to the Magna Carta. The 800-year old document returns home to Lincolnshire, England after six months in America. It landed at Boston\u2019s Museum of Fine Arts in July, and spent the past few months at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/magna-carta-muse-and-mentor\/\">Library of Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This copy of the Magna Carta visited here once before when England asked the United States to safeguard it from Nazi bombs. But we should not expect to see the Lincoln Magna Carta on these shores again&#8230;. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.weeklystandard.com\/blogs\/us-returns-magna-carta-england_824151.html\">Read more at the Weekly Standard<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, January 20, 2015, America bids farewell to the Magna Carta. The 800-year old document returns home to Lincolnshire, England after six months in America. It landed at Boston\u2019s Museum of Fine Arts in July, and spent the past few months at the Library of Congress. 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